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Alan Krilov, a member of the Chabad community who endured a harrowing experience during Hurricane Katrina, was interviewed on October 18, 2006 by Rosalind Hinton. Raised in an Orthodox synagogue, he shifted towards Chabad in later years, and explains his formative Jewish influences. He stayed in New Orleans to take care of his fourteen exotic pet birds, fleeing only after his home began to flood. He describes the many stages of his journey: unable to swim, he floated on an inflatable dinghy... Topics: Beth Israel (Orthodox synagogue in NOLA), Chabad, Bar Mitzvah, confirmation (Jewish), Reform...